Are you searching for attorneys with decades of proven experience in breach of contract defense in San Diego and throughout California? If you or your company have been accused of breach of contract it is important to aggressively defend these allegations in an efficient and effective manner. Defending allegations of a breach of contract in San Diego can be based upon many legal and business strategies, and the business contract dispute attorneys at the Watkins Firm have more than four decades of experience and skill in these matters.
A Cost-Efficient, Effective Defense for Your Breach of Contract Case
How does the Watkins Firm provide a cost-efficient, effective defense for our client’s breach of contract cases? Breach of contract disputes do not have to result in business litigation. Your Watkins Firm attorney works to establish a thorough, well-documented chronology of events and a mastery of potential damages. These are the tools required to draw opposing parties and their counsel into an effective, leveraged negotiation. The Watkins Firm is able to resolve most of our clients breach of contract defense disputes through effective, leveraged negotiation. This is the fastest and least expensive option for all parties involved. Is there a way to identify a path that allows the “benefit of the bargain” contained in the original contract to be completed in full or in part? We protect you and your company, while we work to understand and achieve your goals and objectives for the situation.
It is important to realize the other party to the contract has responsibilities as well, such as taking immediate and reasonable action to mitigate their damages. If they fail to do so we can substantially reduce or eliminate your exposure to any related financial consequences. There are several “affirmative defenses” that protect our clients in these disputes, and our strategy will communicate the strength and determination of our client while preserving a constructive working atmosphere to help resolve the contract issues.
When negotiations do not fully resolve the matter, we represent clients in business mediation and arbitration when necessary. Your Watkins Firm attorneys represent and protect your goals and objectives for a breach of contract defense in San Diego and throughout California in any venue.
Effective, Proven Breach of Contract Defense in San Diego and Throughout California
Pro-Tip: “So the idea, if you’re the party that’s caused the breach, would be to minimize the risk of the damages downstream. However, it’s even more complicated and deeper than that. You don’t have to decide that you are the person that breached because most people, their ego won’t let them do that. But if you’re being accused of breaching any contract, the first thing you and your lawyer should talk about or think about is the extent of potential damages and what can be accomplished (with very little expense) to limit those damages.
For example, in employment situations, they may be suing you for $5,000 and, and wages unpaid, but the lawyer’s gonna want to collect $50,000 in attorney’s fees. So before you even get sued or before you even answer a lawsuit, you can go to your Watkins Firm lawyer. We know what the valid causes of action are, and what claims have the potential for opposing party’s attorney’s fees clauses on them. And we help you to simply remedy those before you go into the lawsuit.
Or, someone says you owe $2,000 and you disagree. Well, you could pay them and then fight the case and get your money back. There’s there’s so many situations where looking at the damages can give you a great advantage, even when you’re on the defense side or the plaintiff side, because that’s what you’re fighting about.
So, what is mitigating the damages, and when do you have to do it? Mitigating the damages is an obligation for the alleged victim of a contract breach under California law. A lot of people get hurt or damaged by someone who breaches a contract. And then they go with this attitude that, ‘well, since they breached the agreement, (the other party) owes us,’ and they don’t try to mitigate their damages. I mean, doing things that would reduce the actual damages they experience, or make them not suffer as much from the breach of contract or other types of causes of action. And what happens in the law is a judge or a jury will hear what you did and they’ll think they’re going to get $300,000 in trial, but the jury will decide that they failed to perform their obligation, to do everything you could to lessen the amount of damages suffered. That is a sweet victory.” – Dan Watkins, Founding Partner
Defending allegations of a breach of contract in California is serious business. If you have been accused of breach of contract or are concerned about your ability to fulfill the terms of a signed contract we invite you to review our podcast Episode 5 – Breach of Contract as well as the strong recommendations of our clients and contact the Watkins Firm or call 858-535-1511 for a complimentary consultation today.
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